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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Willie Towne (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Willie Towne. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Georgetown County: Berkeley, Horry, Marion & Williamsburg.

Below are the counties that are near Willie Towne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willie Towne:

  • Georgetown County     (The home county of Willie Towne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willie Towne, with the one closest to Willie Towne listed first.
    • Allentown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Andrews
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Campfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Carters Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Sampit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
    • Georgetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Steele Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
    • Litchfield Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pawleys Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
    • Murrells Inlet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willie Towne, with the one closest to Willie Towne listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Harris Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Saint Stephen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willie Towne, with the one closest to Willie Towne listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hannah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Wren Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willie Towne, with the one closest to Willie Towne listed first.
    • Bucksport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
    • Brownway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
    • Garden City Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Garden City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Windjammer Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windjammer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
      • Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
    • Oceanside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside Village
      • Oceanside Village is located in Horry County
    • Socastee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Surfside Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Conway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
  • Marion County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willie Towne, with the one closest to Willie Towne listed first.
    • Snow Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Rome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Nesmith
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemingway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stuckey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Indiantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Kingstree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Salters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
    • Cades
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willie Towne, see our County-by-County Page for Willie Towne.

Newspapers Published in Willie Towne ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willie Towne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willie Towne, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willie Towne.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Willie Towne:

Cemeteries Near Willie Towne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willie Towne.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willie Towne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willie Towne, with the one closest to Willie Towne listed first.

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
  • Piney Forest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Mingo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Mingo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Mingo Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Holiness Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Nesmith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nesmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nesmith Cemetery
  • Elim Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Bloomingvale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomingvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomingvale Cemetery
    • Hucks Field Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hucks Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hucks Field Cemetery
    • Brockington Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brockington Memorial Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockington Memorial Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Willie Towne in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willie Towne.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Willie Towne, with the one closest to Willie Towne listed first.

  • Choppee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choppee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choppee
    • Choppee is located in Georgetown County
  • Rhems
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhems have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhems
    • Rhems is located in Georgetown County
  • Bethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Georgetown County
  • Rome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
  • Morrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Graves
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
    • Graves is located in Georgetown County
  • Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
  • Bloomingvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingvale
    • Bloomingvale is located in Williamsburg County
  • Earle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Earle is located in Williamsburg County
  • Sampit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
  • Plantersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
  • Georgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Indiantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Yauhannah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yauhannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yauhannah
      • Yauhannah is located in Georgetown County
    • Petersfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
      • Petersfield is located in Georgetown County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willie Towne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willie Towne.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willie Towne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willie Towne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willie Towne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5404, Longitude: -79.4331       In this case, the coordinates for Willie Towne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willie Towne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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